Author (Corporate) | European Commission |
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Series Title | COM |
Series Details | (2017) 118 final (7.3.17) |
Publication Date | 07/03/2017 |
Content Type | Policy-making, Report |
Petrol storage and distribution is a source of emissions to air of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). These are precursors of tropospheric ozone (also referred to as ground-level ozone), a greenhouse gas which causes health problems and damages vegetation (thus reducing crop yields). In addition, some VOCs, such as benzene and toluene, also have harmful properties, e.g. chronic or acute toxicity. Two complementary directives aim jointly to reduce VOC emissions from the storage and distribution of petrol: In its Communications on Regulatory Fitness and Performance (REFIT): results and next steps and REFIT: State of play and outlook, the Commission announced that it was launching the evaluation of both VOC Directives. It was decided that it would be most efficient to carry out the implementation review of the VOC-II Directive and the evaluation of the two VOC Directives in parallel. This report focuses on the outcome of the implementation review and the follow-up to the evaluation of the VOC-II Directive. |
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Source Link | http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=COM:2017:118:FIN |
Subject Categories | Mobility and Transport |
Countries / Regions | Europe |
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